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Winter Vacation is almost overhttp://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/onebuck-161276/winter-vacation-is-almost-over-37393/
Fri, 21 Apr 2017 12:54:17 GMTMy time in Florida is almost over. Less than 9 days left in the sun & fun state. I'll miss the convenience having the golf course so close. I can jump on the # 8 tee just outside my back door. Been fun!

I play with a Tuesday men's group and we choose a course that we want to play near by. I have played Legends several times, which is a Palmer designed course. Really challenging course with beautiful greens that are protected by loads of bunkers that can challenge your sand game. Fairways have tight lies and require concentration to get that beautiful shot. Luckily, I have been able to get my points but sometimes a minor set back from a errant shot. If you do not keep your ball in play then what a challenge.

A few weeks ago we played Heritage Isle(Tampa Bay area). Beautiful and very challenging throughout. Fairways are lined with swamp & woods. If you get in there it's best to take the penalty. No way I am going in there with the snakes, alligators or whatever for a ball that can be replaced. Every water hazard we passed had alligators sunning on the bank. You can see the ball just right of the gator's tail. Sorry about the picture rotation!gator.jpg
My friend just had to get his ball. So he got his retrieval tool and came from the back end. When he placed the retriever into the water that's when the gator took off to the water. Then turned back to seen what's going on. Friend got that $2 ball but could have gotten his ass chomped on. Dumb & cheap!

I road with that same friend who would sling a shot into the hazard and jump in to get his ball. He would come out with at least a dozen balls but not his. Crazy & cheap skate! Balls are cheap as compared to the potential problems from that hazard.

One time another group had a guy with the same mind set. He went into a known bog area to get a ball. Well he sank to his knees and started screaming. So some guys (real friends) went in to pull him out. They were able to pull him out with out falling in but the guy lost his golf shoes and his ball. Stupid people do very dumb things!

Another beautiful course played was Sanctuary Ridge, highest point in central Florida. Sloping fairways with elevated sloping fast greens which were a lot of frustration for everyone. One hole had a 80 foot deep waste area protecting the green. Land in there, you just take a penalty and get a drop unless you can play a 140 yard Pitching wedge to get up and out. Lot of holes would have elevated tees with hazards along both sides of the fairway. You had better have repeat-ability and ball control, if not your in trouble.

Played Highland Reserve which is just down the road from our community. Fun course! You can use your long ball and short irons to get those points. Putting on fast greens can be fun & educational. Reading undulating greens and getting results is real fun but if you miss-read then bye bye points.

I wonder how my game will be with long grass on the fairways when I get home? I've been hitting on short or no grass for the last six months. Been a real challenge for the short game. Even fairway or hybrids on short/no grass can be a challenge. Central Florida is in a drought period! Even with irrigation the grass is short or non existent on some courses. Courses are under water management and control restrictions by the state.

I do love to play golf and grateful for my surgeon who has allowed me to perform. His professional attitude helped me by removing hardware from my back placed by previous surgeons. Removal of the hardware has minimized my pain and allows me to play with a modified single plane swing. Knowing my limitations and applying those limits to my swing allow me to play this great game again. Sure it's still a challenge but I can control my swing so as not to create problems. Sure, I look like what Moe Norman described as a Jehovah witness swing. But I make it work! My top swing is 3/4 with a end top also at 3/4. Some people notice this and ask why I do not follow through. My back fusions limit that! I have slow rhythmic controlled swing with a club head speed of 85-90. No where near what I had before the surgeries. My 6 iron is about 150-155 yards with a decent apex. My typical drive is in the range of 208 to 220 yards depending on swing speed. At one time I was 290 to 310 yards run-out & carry before the surgeries.

Time to get back to work on LQ!
Have fun & enjoy!
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Mon, 06 Mar 2017 16:30:02 GMTHi,
Been working on my game a lot lately. Playing daily and playing on outside course once a week with a great group of guys. Last week missed by...Hi,

Been working on my game a lot lately. Playing daily and playing on outside course once a week with a great group of guys. Last week missed by points by one stroke. My putting is a little off right now, I think I need to have my eyes checked again. Damn floater in my right eye changes my depth perception. Not good for a golfer when reading a green's grain for speed & direction.

Still doing work around the house, pops up all the time. MY task list is down too four and those require some major work. More tools to be bought. :(

I've been wanting to get a new set of Cobra F7 SL irons but cannot justify the $800 since my Taylors are not two years old yet. I have always wanted a same length club set since I do use a single plane swing and my control should be better since my spinal issues cause problems as the club length is longer. I have my lower lumbar fused along with the thoracic caged at F3 for fusion. My follow through is limited as is my back swing rotation. I use my big muscles along with limited hip use. As with other styles of swing the grip is very important. My grip is considered strong with a light hold power.

We played glow ball the other night and those balls are like hitting a brick. Everyone was saying to move up at least two clubs. I still hit over the greens so I back down one club to get to the greens on the short par 3 holes. We still were one over for the round. It is hard to read greens at night. Glow sticks were placed inside the hole to give a target but reading from the ball position to the hole was difficult. Loads of fun to see the flight of the ball. Especially when someone was behind you approaching the green. Really neat to see a fade or cut in flight.

I have been working on systems here in Florida. Bought a new Dell Inspiron 17 Laptop to replace the older XPS 17 Laptop. Just downloaded Eric's 'slackware64-live-plasma5-current.iso' to setup a live system for the new Dell Laptop to check and see how things workout before a new install. I want to bump the memory for the new laptop to 16GB. Looking for the best price now.

Time for some lunch so I can go out to play some golf. :)
Have fun & enjoy!
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]]>onebuckhttp://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/onebuck-161276/golf-golf-and-more-golf-37334/Happy New Year!!!!http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/onebuck-161276/happy-new-year-37263/
Sun, 01 Jan 2017 14:45:15 GMTHi,
A new beginning for us to have more happy days throughout the new year. My wife informs me we are done for now with work on the winter home...Hi,

A new beginning for us to have more happy days throughout the new year. My wife informs me we are done for now with work on the winter home here in Florida. Amen!!

I have a few small things to get done that are necessary. So my task stack is FIFO for now. Playing Gardner and landscaper to improve the looks on the outside. Our HOA just covers the maintenance not improvements so we need to get things looking better. We need to rearrange since some of the floral has gone wild in places.

I did a test plot of over-seeding the grass to see how it would work here in Florida. I just raked the test area and pulled some weeds then did a good spread of a sun & shade dipped seed. We do have irrigation so the watering is done alternate days to conserve water. Replacing the irrigation controller because the display is not readable for the old one.

I've got new grass and it is allowed to grow to crowd out everything else. Looks nice for a plot of 12 X 20, I need to keep the grounds keepers from mowing so this will root well then seed and provide better surface control. Not bad for a few hours work and $25 of seed along with spot watering since we are behind on rain in our area. We are forecast to have some rain this week. I will let this sit a few more weeks to see how successful it is with new seed production. The ground warmth here allows quick growth so I will likely have a new lawn area by the end of February around our property.

I hate to have to buy tools but to get anything done. I need to since my wife loaded the Honda with House goods. I had a small tool kit assembled and I told her my Golf clubs were going with us. :)
I have bought lots of duplicate tools that I do have spares at home in Illinois. I think I will ship some down when I get home. I will ask our neighbor to just put them in the garage once the tools are dropped here.

I am sure it will be cheaper to ship then to continue to purchase tools here when I need a particular one.

I plan on starting work on the server this week. Just got the network done for now. I really do not like crawling in the tight crawl space. I am limited with my back situation since I need to get over the pipes and tight spaces to allow me to pull wire in necessary places. I know wireless can be done but I like the security that wired LAN provides me. Easy to place switches for multiple clients throughout. Sure the wife likes wireless so I can place AP within the home so no dead spots. Our patio has good signal quality when she wants to set outside an read her Kindle. Talk about being spoiled. I have to walk into the house to get my beer so why not her downloads. Not! I have been looking for a small beer fridge that can be placed out in the garage. My argument is I won't need to open the door to get into the house but just walk into the garage and pull a beer. :)

It's 9:30 and time to get ready for a round of golf. My meds are working so I can get going now.

Hope everyone has a prosperous and Happy New year!

Have fun & enjoy!
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Sun, 11 Dec 2016 15:21:02 GMTHi,
I am wintering in Florida and remodeling our new winter home. Hiring as much as possible since I bought here to vacation not do daily work on...Hi,

I am wintering in Florida and remodeling our new winter home. Hiring as much as possible since I bought here to vacation not do daily work on a house. Labor not as cheap as I was told. Finding reputable contractors is tough.

My wife has gone mad purchasing new furniture. I spend on the necessary things like a new 65" Smart 4K Ultra-HD HDTV for the living room. I just bought a 50" Smart 4K Ultra-Hd HDTV for the Florida room for guests and when the wife doesn't want to watch the games or Golf.

I have been playing golf almost everyday that we have been here. It's nice to have the 8th tee at my back door. If not busy then I just jump into my golf cart and start at the 8th and play a quick nine. It took sometime to get used to the fairway grass and greens here. Our community is a 55+ and we only have nine holes par 3 course. Only two par 4 holes on the course. The greens are going to be redone starting in May/17 thru Aug/17 with the course shut down for the rebuild period.

We are returning home in May/17 so that will not affect us. I still participate with my mod duties here at LQ. Just got my new office done and outfitted with a new desks and cabinets. I brought some ARM hardware with me to setup a small server for this place. I am looking at how I can use some of the security hardware that was already installed here. The community is very secure and the members look out for each other.

Very active friendly retirement community. We just participated in the Christmas golf cart parade (everyone decorated their carts) and that was a lot of fun with caroling at all the cul-de-sac and imbibe throughout the park. We all met at the club house after the parade for pizza and BYOB. They even got me on stage to participate in a Christmas skit. My wife videoed the whole thing and sent it out to everyone. I really did not care at the time. I watched the video and things were very funny with everyone having too much fun, myself included. It's healthy when you can laugh at yourself with everyone else. Just because you are retired doesn't mean you stop having fun!

I hope everyone will have a joyous holiday and share it with your loved ones!

Merry Christmas & a very Happy New Year! :party:
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Sun, 21 Aug 2016 15:45:10 GMTHi,
Cold front coming through has cooled down the area for a deserved relief from the 3 digit heat. Nice out! I think that I will wait a few hours...Hi,

Cold front coming through has cooled down the area for a deserved relief from the 3 digit heat. Nice out! I think that I will wait a few hours to let the dew dry off then play a round of golf today. I can not mow until the lawn dries out since I bag my clippings.

I miss being on the farm but I do like the luxury of my work load being a lot less these days. Sure, I would be baling hay for the horse and storing for the winter feed. Keeps you fit but does wear on you in the heat. Very tiring work but to pay someone else can get costly. I miss the interaction with the horses, Heck, I just miss having the companionship! Horses are friends for life. My passion are high but my body started telling me otherwise.

I now have my two dogs and a house cat. Max, the cat is almost 17 and is starting to have issues with the dogs. He jumped Casey (silver back miniature Yorkie) the other day and held him down while attempting to bite him. My wife could not get to them quick enough but her actions did get Max off of Casey. I told her next time to just grab Max by the tail and slam him. She said that Max is just to quick. Max has not done anything of the sort with me around. He has started to not using his litter box all the time. He is crapping just outside of the box. I think Max's time is now limited. I will take him to the vet to see what should be done. Myself, I think he should be put down because his personality and demeanor has changed. Starting to seem aggressive with people and the dogs. At first, I thought it was a game due to boredom but now I think age has caused these changes. Getting to be a pain for everyone.

Please understand, I am not cruel to my animals but I do expect the animals to respect and get along with each other. The dogs have started to be cautious with Max because of the actions towards them. The last few months the pets would seem to play with each other but now Max has become aggressive towards the dogs. He will lay on the back of the couch in the family room waiting to pounce on one of them. Max is not a little cat, he weighs about 18 lbs. Three times the weight of Casey (who dripping wet is less than 6 lbs). Casey is very quick and can get away if warned but for that cat to lay in wait all the time then things are very dangerous for Casey.

I have put other pets down when it was necessary because of health issues. Believe me, it's hard to do. I had to put down Moe my Red Heeler because of advanced cancer that was causing great pain. Doc's said there was nothing that could be done so the best was to put her to sleep. I cried the whole time, my wife told me to tough it out but it was really hard. Moe was a great dog! She was the daughter of Khyia a Red Heeler that I had got in Vermont, Il. I found a ad in the paper and talked with the lady who owned her. I said, That I would be down in a few hours. I drove my old harbor van (a Pepsi event dispensary van) that I used for keeping tools so I could work on my Yacht at the harbor. Well, I drove down and when I approached the address I notice a skinny dog chained with 1" link to a ground stake along with a goat.

I knocked on the door, the lady said that Khyia was the dog chained with the goat. I asked her why the chaining. She replied the dog was attacking the neighbor's chickens. I approached Khyia and noticed submission by the way she tucked her tail and cowered. I got down on her level and we did bond at that time. I told the lady I would take her. She asked if I would wait so her son could say goodbye. I agreed. When her son got home from school, he knew Khyia was leaving. I queried him what he was feeding the dog? He said a cup of dry food morning and evening. I asked him to show me the cup. It was a damn tea cup. No wonder the dogs was killing the chickens, she was hungry.

So, I release Khyia and she followed me to the van. The lady said to me, 'She won't get into that van' since Khyia had a poor experience with a UPS truck that run over her father. And she would not allow any UPS truck around. I look the lady in the eye and said, 'she will get into the van, no problem'. She just grinned! I slid open the side door and looked at Khyia and commanded as I pointed, 'Get in'. She looked at me then at the kids and mom then proceeded to jump into the van. No problem. When I got into the van I told her to get into the passenger seat where she remained the whole trip. With her head resting on the center console. I looked at the family as I waved goodbye to see the mom with her jaw dropped and aghast at what happened. I drove the 80 miles without a problem from Khyia. When we got to the farm I drove to the barn so I could do my chores. I got out of the van and let Khyia out. At that time our daughter drove up with the grand-kids in tow. Khyia heard the kids and at a dead bolt went straight for the kids. I stood there in shock , in my mind 'Oh Shit'. At a full gate Khyia made it to the kids and immediately stopped and sit at the oldest feet. She waited for her to reach out and pet her. Immediate friends. I recovered and approached her and told my wife we had a new dog. She asked me why a Red when I had been looking for a Blue Heeler. I told the story and she agreed that Khyia would be apart of our farm family. At the time we thought Khyia was 6-7 years old. One of the best dogs that I have ever had. Demeanor and reliability were strong with this dog. We continued our friendship until her death 8 years later. After a couple of years her first litter of 6, we kept a female (Moe) and a male (Tank).

Tank was about six months old when I saw him staggering coming back to the house. Foaming at the mouth and dropped at my feet dead. He had poisoned himself by eating some nightshade grapes. Damn! I thought that most of it had been eradicated but he found some on the neighbors property. At least that is what I thought. It was hard on both Moe and Khyia. I had to bury him in a deep grave wrapped in double layers of plastic then placed into heavy plastic bags. I put field stones on top to keep the coyotes out. Moe was very playful with her mother and kept Khyia active. One time I came out to do my chores and found a deer carcass at the garage door. Both dogs had dragged the deer back for me. I put the deer into a garbage can. The garbage man loved me! I would put most kills into the can. Sometimes a cat or a snake(wood rattler) that got to close to the house for comfort. Heelers do not bark unless for alert. Sometimes I would com out and Khyia or Moe would be barking near the house and I knew it was a snake so I would get my revolver with bird shot and kill the snake. Then place it in the garbage can.

As I said before, Khyia lasted another 8 great years following me all over the farm and riding in the old Pepsi van to and from the harbor. She loved to ride next to me in the passenger seat with her head laying across the console resting on my leg. The day she died, I went out to the kennel to water and feed both dogs. Khyia came out of her Igloo with her tail drooping and her head low but she still came over to nuzzle my leg. I graciously rubbed her as she drank water. Her tail thumping. But she did not go to the barn with me this time. Just sit down and watched as I walked away. I got my chores done and I went back to the house. Looked over and noticed Khyia was laying at the gate to the kennel. Not normal so I went over to check things out. She had died while I was doing my chores. Tears came to my eyes but I did recall all the joyful days we had spent together on the farm together. And that I still had Moe. I had to bury her back by the barn and used the same technique as used for Tank so no coyotes would get to her. Moe took it real hard. She could be found laying at her mother's grave. I finally got her to eat and drink again. My animals have always ate well. I gave Moe some Polish sausages to get her to eat again. She loved those sausages. I would get those sausages at Kroger and the checkout lady would always say, 'You really like those don't you'. I told her the sausages were for my Red Heeler. Sometime latter she would ask 'What's a Red Heeler' and I would tell her the story.

So I think my decision is made to put Max down. It's been a good cat's life for him. His biting the dogs and snarling at everyone has been going on long enough. Sadly, I must see this through so no one is hurt by this aged senile cat.

As I wrote this remembrance, tears have been flowing but also smiles with the memories of these cherished companions. Damn!

Have fun & enjoy!
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]]>onebuckhttp://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog.php?b=37120Hot And gettting hotter!http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/onebuck-161276/hot-and-gettting-hotter-37099/
Mon, 01 Aug 2016 21:36:16 GMTHi,
Summer days of July/Aug in Central Illinois are miserable at times with heat index in triple figures. I play in the senior summer league and...Hi,

Summer days of July/Aug in Central Illinois are miserable at times with heat index in triple figures. I play in the senior summer league and we tee off at noon. Shows how smart we are in old age. :) Sure it's nice in early spring or late fall but when the heat index gets high then things can get dangerous. I drink at least 4-6 bottles of water per round and everyone teases me for drinking so much water. Still I can have some problems, at times I sweat so bad that I cannot stand myself. I jump into the shower as soon as I get home. My game is better when it's a little cooler. Yesterday I played a round with friends. They couldn't believe I made the 1st (398yards/par 4) green in 2 then putt for a bird. My round was fair but I could have done much better. My driver and hybrids are getting better with time. Short game has improved. I still use the single plane swing method and I am not sore from swinging since minimal twist of my spine. I couldn't twist if I tried because of the spinal fusions that I have. Glad to be out with my friends and playing golf again. I cannot wait to get to Florida this fall. Goodbye Illinois winters, we will be staying through the winter months.

My wife is in Florida with the Grand kids from Oregon for their first Disney visit. I am not a Disney person, sure I like Downtown Disney but I really cannot see me on some of those rides. First day at Disney, my wife said the kids wore her out with a 8 hour outing. I told her to rent a cart so they could get into the rides sooner. Better for cart than to setup fast pass for each. They will move everyone with the person in the cart to the front. She has a heart issue so being disabled will get her the cart. Worth the money to get through all the fuss with waiting for the lines to move.

I do not know about you but I am getting so tired of all the politics. Both candidates stick their foot in the mouth all the time. I listened to H Sunday try and spin the lying part. Thankfully Chris Wallace did not let it pass. Washington post fact check gave H four Pinocchio, Liberal press even says she lies. I pray each day that we will not have another eight years of Obama. This country cannot stand the debt that we are bearing. You cannot just continue to print money without something happening. Our debt interest is getting close to 1 Trillion and that is money better used for the country than carrying interest on 20 trillion. To our legislators, GET A BUDGET and stick too it. Our health care system is one of the best in the world but it is changing because of ObamaCare. Personal Insurance premiums continue to increase, thankfully my former employers plans are still a fair price for retirees. Increasing yearly but the increase does cut into my spending expenses.

I hope everyone continues to have good experiences here at LQ. I like to give back, one reason for my involvement with the forums as a mod.

Wife is gone, So I guess my treat tonight will be a few cold beers without getting in trouble. :thumbsup:

Have fun & enjoy!
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]]>onebuckhttp://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/onebuck-161276/hot-and-gettting-hotter-37099/Spring has sprung!!!http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/onebuck-161276/spring-has-sprung-37033/
Mon, 23 May 2016 14:56:39 GMTHi,
Finally getting some beautiful weather here in Central Illinois. I told my wife, that we will be leaving for Florida in late Oct/16 and not...Hi,

Finally getting some beautiful weather here in Central Illinois. I told my wife, that we will be leaving for Florida in late Oct/16 and not returning until May/17. See said, 'We've got a lot of work for the new home in Florida. I said, 'I am not going to Florida to work all the time'. I will do what can be done and hire what I can no longer do physically. I am not going to put that new hardwood down that she wants in the rest of the house. I've done the last three homes with hardwood and at my age my body limits what can be done. Cheaper to hire than spend time recovering.

Yesterday, Sunday mourning I played my best round of golf. I had a beautiful drive on # 1 and my second shot with a fairway driver put the ball within 4 foot of the pin for birdie. My round for the front nine was a 35 for 1 over par. My second round was a 38 for four over par so my round was a 73. Practice is producing good results for a old disabled man with 5 spinal surgeries and four heart attacks. I use a golf cart but still got in over 14,000 steps for the day.

I was tired when I got home. My wife pointed out that a ornamental tree was dead and had to be removed. So I got out the old chain saw. Cleaned the tank and put new gas/oil with some Sea Foam in it. Finally got the damn thing running after cleaning the filter & plug. Out of shape since moving too the house in town. On the farm I had to cut things all the time and kept me flexible and strong. Only so much physical work out playing golf, even with my warm up stretches.

For the lawn I use my new Cub Cadet and a trim mower. Not much weed whacking since we are in town. On the farm I would go through 1 trimmer every two-three years. Still using the one I bought 3 years ago(been in town 2 years now) while still on the farm and will probably last for a long time since most of the weeds are so small. Barely have to change the trimmer string with a Gator head. Not a big ditch to trim nor weeds growing along a fence line. But only string thin weeds instead of pencil tick weeds.

I miss my garden on the farm, No real space to have a dedicated large space for a decent vegetable garden. Plus I need to purchase manure instead of using what my horse's produced. What a shame. I gave tons away to people in town. Best way to condition a garden is with good horse manure. I used it on all our flower plots and vegetable garden. I used my bucket on the loader to turn the manure so as to produce a fine manure.

I think that I will sneak out to the course this noon to see if my rounds continue to be great. Practice, patience and concentration has helped my game tremendously. Physically with my 5 spinal surgeries, I have re-trained my self using a single plane swing. I quit golf in 1980 after my first spinal surgery. My surgeon asked me, 'Do you play golf?' and I replied 'Yes, I do!' His return to me 'Not any more!' I waited a year to get fully healed before I started/tried to play. At the time before surgery I had used a rotary swing for my golf. I tried and could not perform a proper rotary since about 4 inches of my lumbar was fused. So I could not use my hips and lower spine to perform a rotary. So I quit Golf. Mid 2007, I started having more back issues. So I had loads of epidurals to help relieve the pain, I stopped at 16 and told the surgeon it was too painful to get the epidural and only have a week to ten days relief. The surgeon suggested that another spinal surgery would help by placing a cage & plate with screws at the thorax area. Performed that surgery and waited about 4 months to heal. Surgeon then said 'Physical therapy was necessary'. I asked if it was too soon? He got pissed and said he knew best. I went to the scheduled therapy and knowing what I previously had with other surgery, When the therapist said I had to do a particular stretch'. I asked 'Are you sure about this', she showed me the surgeon's orders. Not my first rodeo! I attempted to do the stretch. But when I was starting the stretch, I felt a pop and immediate pain.I said, I'm stopping, too much pain'. The therapist said,' No Pain, No gain'. I said, No way and called my wife to pick me up and take me to the Emergency department. Once there they confirmed via Xray that the cage had collapsed thus the pain. Surgeon ordered a MRI and it showed that the bone growth had been tubular and was not a full fusion. Thus he had to do a vetribo-plasty which required a stretching of the spine and using a bone glue to fill the gaps. This was a one shot deal since the setting of the bone glue was time dependent. They made a one inch incision to have access to inject the glue. I was fixed in a brace during and after the procedure. I had to lay flat for 6 hours without any movement. Pain was reduced but never went away. Surgeon said that 'It would take more time'. I asked how long? He said, 'Time will tell'. I was very frustrated with my situation. No real improvements. I asked if the hardware in place would cause this pain or issues? He said, I do not think so'. I asked if the lumbar knot rods could be removed? He said that procedure was not perform-able.

I had enough! I was referred to a surgeon in Libertyville near Chicago. I took all my MRI media to him for review. In my initial visit, I asked if the knot rods, plates & screws could be removed? I thought that was the source of most of my pain and he confirmed that removal would be the best option. I told him what the former surgeon stated and that surgeon notes showed that surgery could not be done. Dr. Citow disagreed and said he performed those very surgeries. I said, Lets go!

Two weeks later the surgery was done to remove the rods, plates and screws. Cage had to remain since it was fused within the spine. He had to open my spinal canal at the lumbar since that was the major reason for pain and the rods were causing the area to close. After the surgery, I had to remain steady in bed for 10 hours before I could even get up.
After that I left to return in 3 weeks for examination. At home after two weeks my wounds started leaking and I went to my Personal Care physician. He communicated with Dr. Citow and they concurred that a trip north was not necessary and that I should remain on limited activity to allow healing.

After another three weeks, I visited Dr. Citow and he certified that everything seemed OK and that I could return to controlled activities. I was experiencing some numbness and sciatica pain but I was a lot better than before. I did not want a sciatic bridge performed and that I could cope with that pain via over the counter drugs (acetaminophen) and get off the opioid completely.

After this I decided to see what could be done with my interests in Golf. I found videos about Moe Norman's single plane swing and that he was the best ball striker in the world. Best thing I could do was to re-train myself. I still had to over come the muscle memories of the past for a rotary swing, even after 25 plus years. I worked on this swing method daily and was able to play pain free. My swing became natural for the single plane. I had to learn upper body controls that would aid my use on a single plane. If I tried to over power then I would loose my rhythm thus creating poor results and with pain. So now I have learned my swing and control things so as to not have any pain. My drives are in the 220-240 range, no where near the distance when I used a rotary swing but I will take what I can get. My short game has taken a lot of practice to produce fair results with control. My putting required changes too. I went to a fat grip and rhythmic follow through with minimal bend of my body. If I bend to far, I will get sciatic pain, so I know that limit.

Just wanted to get this off my mind. Burn those old memories. Back to life but in a controlled manner. I think before I attempt anything physically. Mechanical advantages are taken whenever possible. I will no longer horse but I will retain those beautiful memories with time spent with my dear friends. I oven wonder how the horses are doing. It would break my heart to drive out to see them. It's been over a year since my last visit with the horses. I really miss their companionship.
Enough Said for now!
Have fun & enjoy!
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]]>onebuckhttp://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/onebuck-161276/spring-has-sprung-37033/Extended winter Vacations!!!http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/onebuck-161276/extended-winter-vacations-36981/
Mon, 04 Apr 2016 16:19:01 GMTHi,
Officially, my wife and I are now Florida homeowners!! Closed on the property this mourning. I think we will be leaving in Oct/16 and not...Hi,

Officially, my wife and I are now Florida homeowners!! Closed on the property this mourning. I think we will be leaving in Oct/16 and not returning until late April/17. Right now it's cold outside and chance of rain later in the week. Spoke to a friend in Florida this mourning and it's in the mid 70s', expecting to get to the mid 80s' today. We've got a great community in Florida with loads of activities. Keep the wife busy, while I golf!! :)

My wife has told me there are several things she wants to do for the new home. I told her we can do it but that I am not going down to work the whole time in Florida. I will be playing golf whenever possible. She's got her Disney pass so no conflicts for vehicle uses. I bought a new(to me) Club Car golf cart and it's street legal. So I can drive the cart up to the Ninetieth hole for a few beers after a round or two of golf. I am not paying all this money to be a snowbird and not use the time there enjoying the settings. I'm sure our Illinois friends will be down for a visit or two. Welcome, my wife will need to schedule things. We will be getting new furniture for sure! :(

Our weather here in Central Illinois is turned upside down. Heck, we had some sleet early Saturday mourning then got to the 70s' on Sunday.
I think I will go and play some golf today with the Senior league. Winds are slight and it might get to 50. Clear skies and low wind so it should be OK.

Been home for three weeks today and spring is in the chilly air! Played some senior golf with other members on some warmer days. It's 40° F outside and a bit cold to be on the course.

I have been trying to get things ready for the season. I took my Cub into the shop for some warranty work. Turns out the shop said 'The trans-axle had to be replaced. To much work to just replace the seals and that the time spent would exceed the money earned from the Cub warranty.' Cub Cadet warranty is for three years from date of purchase. I needed the throttle mechanism replaced, it broke late in the season. So all the work will be covered under warranty. You pay for tractor up front but well worth it to me to have a versatile reliable lawn tractor. I cannot hand mow any longer since my health issues prevent walking a mower. I do a lot of work around the house but know my limits.

My steps program averages around 7000 steps/day target. So I really need to get outside often but the cold air causes my Asthma to act up. Even with a breather mask, it can be difficult but looks silly walking around town with that thing on. My Fitbit Charge is a neat way to keep track of my activities. Even using a Golf cart, I usually get 3000+ steps on the course. Tracks elevation changes and calories burned during activities. Even tracks my sleep patterns so I can see if my at rest state changes during the night.

Sure, my iPhone 6s can do the same thing but who would wear that thing to bed? Not me! My wife is socially connected and has that phone by her side 24/7. Rings all the time! So I ask her to keep the iPhone in the kitchen so we do not get anything during the night.

I do not use social networks and wish to keep things to myself. My grandchildren are AOMO (afraid of missing out) so they are constantly texting, Facebook and tweeting even when they do something very personal. One day they will be sorry! SMS and mangled composition will bite them eventually.

What has happened to communication between individuals? I do not text, if the Grand-kids want to interact they know to call me since I do not respond to texts. I do not even respond to my wife when she texts me. She knows that I will respond via voice on phone but not by text.
]]>onebuckhttp://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/onebuck-161276/so-spring-is-here-really-36961/Florida vacationhttp://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/onebuck-161276/florida-vacation-36949/
Thu, 17 Mar 2016 16:42:27 GMTHi,
Back and rested after my extended Florida vacation. My wife and I decided to become snow birds. We are purchasing a home in a 55+ community...Hi,

Back and rested after my extended Florida vacation. My wife and I decided to become snow birds. We are purchasing a home in a 55+ community southwest of Orlando at Polo Park East. My wife informed me we were going to leave in December/16 for our next vacation. She did not want another Christmas without the Grandchildren (5 live in Florida now). We looked at the the costs for our several vacations to Florida and decided it was best to purchase a nice home in a 55+ community with a Golf course(my decision/suggestion) :)

So we have made a purchase and will leave Illinois in early Nov or late Oct and not return until sometime in April/17 or at the latest in May/17. I even got a great deal on a Club Car golf cart. Bought on the spot and will be stored at the new home by the cart seller. He asked if he could use the cart until their return to Illinois in April/16. I said "Sure, you have taken good care of it so far and see no reason not to allow you the use". Buying a home in Illinois is a lot easier than in Florida. But Florida does provide some great allowances for seniors among other perks. I may become a permanent Florida resident and keep my home in Illinois for a while. I will certainly need to downsize, got too much stuff. When we moved from the farm into town I thought we had downsized but there is still a lot of stuff.

I just will not stay here beyond 89 days. So that will dictate when I leave for Florida this year. I like Illinois but the winters are wearing on me and the warmth of Florida is a lot better in December than here in Illinois. The El Nino this year provided a warmer climate here in Illinois but that won't last long.

I do enjoy playing golf in the middle of winter and Florida's winters are milder yet a little wet but that is why you have curtains on the Golf cart for the die hard golfers. 60-70 degree days is a lot better than freezing your butt off here in Illinois. I did get to play Golf the week before Christmas here in Illinois last year, it was in the 60's. We would have played more but the course manager closed the course to us so maintenance could be done before the freeze.

I have not played since leaving Florida. Our Senior group starts playing the end of March. Hopefully, I have not waited too long between outings.

Got to get off here, the corned beef is ready and need to get the cabbage & potato boiling so lunch can be served. Think I will just go to the store to get some soda bread since I am anxious to get into that corned beef.

BTW, Happy St Patrick's day! Go Irish! I'm married to a Irish girl and boy it can be a challenge. Those of you that know some Irish women understand my situation. :) Irish eyes smiling!

Springs here and love in the air!

Have fun & enjoy!
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Thu, 17 Dec 2015 23:15:20 GMTHi,
One week until Christmas and we are having a mild late fall. I played Golf the other day since it was 60 with a little breeze. Boy that was...Hi,

One week until Christmas and we are having a mild late fall. I played Golf the other day since it was 60 with a little breeze. Boy that was great! We do need a hard freeze so as to winter the bugs. Maybe it's about time to work on the snow thrower because time will be short before the storms will be placing a blanket over us again. They are getting a lot in the plains so it won't be long for us to get some snow.

I remember long ago the winters in Northern Illinois. When it snowed we got feet not inches. Most times as a kid we could barely walk through the snow. Great time to slide down the hills with our old Plymouth hood, better than any sleigh or board. We could get 6 maybe 7 on the hood and go barreling down the hill across the river road and zoom down the bank only to jump at the bottom with a small ledge then onto the frozen river. We would skid out to the middle only having to walk back up the bank and hill side. We were lucky not to break our necks or get seriously hurt. By the time the buss came most of us were wet to the bone. Sometimes one of our parents would come down to tell us 'No School' and off we went to continue sliding down that hill until we were either too cold or wet. We would usually run to my Grandma's store to warm up. She would send us on our way if we were to loud or rough housing.

As Kids we would stay out for long periods to just play and run around in the snow. Sad, but now kids really do not know how to play unless it's a one box or play station. Interactions are over the net or cel so they really lose it or miss having some real fun. Technology is degrading our youth both in mind and physical attributes/activities.

We had a big woods neighboring our area that belonged to the mother-house. We would run through the woods playing until the care taker would chase us out. He would chase us and holler all the way that he would get us if he ever caught us. Never did! We thought he was old & mean but we would always end up in the woods playing again. :)

As a young man I met loads of nice people from the big city (Chicago) visiting our little haven. The Fox river ran through going south and we would adventure as far as possible along the river. We would fish and any catch we would take to the club house to sell to the visitors. We would get at lease 2 bits for a 2 pound carp. Even more for other white fish from the older ladies that loved to cook the fresh fish.

Some great boyhood memories from the Fox and surrounding area. I still love to be outdoors and fell close to mother nature. Respect what God has given to me to enjoy daily. Memories!!
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Sat, 21 Nov 2015 16:40:06 GMTHi,

I woke up this mourning to find over 3" snow fall today. Too much too early, just playing a round of golf here last week and it was 60° with slight wind. Now its 30° expecting another 1" or more. Glad I got most of my outside work done earlier this week. Since my move from the farm into town it seems that my to-do list is bigger than anything while on the farm. I had a routine on the farm to get all the chores done so there were not many minor to-do that accumulated.

Farm & animals require a lot of work and one must have a plan day to day or things can happen that compound issues. In town the house is the center issue and does require routine maintenance but little things happen that require immediate attention. My new home in town is a local historic home and I cannot just change something that will change the house character. I do hire professionals when I know major work is required. I may know how but my old body is very willing to attempt but I do know my physical limits so why not start with someone who can get it done period.

Trying to decide whether or not to get the snow thrower out. God put the snow there so why not just wait for God to remove it. Wife’s tender suggestions will not allow me to sit here and watch golf or football while the snows on the drive & sidewalks. I forgot to prep the thrower for winter work. Wintered last year in a warmer climate so the darn thing was never used. It was prepped for storage so all I would need is to add gas and check the oil. Love those electric starts. This thing is a beast, wish I had one on the farm this big. Lot easier to clear driveway and lane with a unit this big. My home’s driveway is just 150 feet. The farm had a lane 1/8 mile long with wide lane all the way to the barn. Easier to turn long racks or trailers around with that much pathway. My F350 dually had a wide turn radius but I had a need for that big truck instead of a toy truck. Loved driving that truck, you sit high and the world looks better from that height when driving. I recently sold the F350, just could not justify having it in town. I want to get a 2” hitch on the Town&Country van that I now drive. I have a small trailer that I use to move rubbish & Cub to and from the repair shop. I do not push mow except to trim. Health justified purchase of the newer Cub-Cadet to allow me to mow this small lot. Heck, on the farm the lawn was 1 acre and took about an hour to mow. Without trim work which would add another hour. I went through 4 trimmers in 14 years on the farm. Man is only as good as the tools used to get things done!

Have fun & enjoy!
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Thu, 03 Sep 2015 20:40:41 GMTHi,
Days before Labor Day holiday and the forecast is for July temps in September. In central Illinois when the temps get near 90° with the...Hi,

Days before Labor Day holiday and the forecast is for July temps in September. In central Illinois when the temps get near 90° with the humidity above 80% it can be unbearable. Our golf league has moved our start times to 10:00 a.m. That helps a bit and we are not wasting time to get a round in. Today we got nine holes in 1 hr 20 minutes for a five-some. Consolidated the teams to get in before it got to hot.

My putting has gone to the pits lately. Practice, practice and more each day. My reads have been poor. Pace has been off. Maybe it's the heat stress on the greens.

I played a local favorite course on Tuesday with a friend at WeaverRidge GC. My shots overall were good getting to the greens but my reads were poor. The greens have elevation & undulations with a lot of ridges across the green. Surfaces were great, just hard to read. Lost a lot of strokes on the green. Take a tour of WeaverRidge GC to see the course. Beautiful!

I really like to play golf again. After surgery on my back back in 1980, I had to give the game up. Recently surgeries over the last two years to remove hardware that was causing issues has allowed me to start playing again. I had too modify and train myself to use a single plane swing to prevent me from doing a rotary swing which would cause me pain. I have about 5 inches of fusion that does prevent me from torsional actions for a rotary swing. If you golf and use the rotary swing then you know about the torsion and getting big in your swing. For single plane I use my upper body with my arms to address the ball. I move my club through a wide arc and return in that same arc. Top of my swing is about 3/4 of a full swing but my ball is struck straight when club's sweet spot is returned to the ball. Keeping my head down and swing through the ball produces repeatable actions and distance. My swing is smooth but the club speed is no where near what I produced with a rotary swing in the past. But to continue playing the game, I must use a single plane with positive club speed(controlled speed).

It's unbearable outside with temps in the 90s' and the humidity being real high, 80% plus. No relief in sight. So my work is being done inside. Nothing new for Illinois in July. Some corn is growing while some fields are rotting from all the rain.

Most of our local recreations are being hit hard. Golf is limited to walkers because of the wet conditions, old men like me who have health issue cannot walk the courses without potential problems. I walked once a few weeks ago and it almost killed me. Not again! Pools are losing because of the rain and then cooler days. Now that it is hot the pools are having a good turn out. These businesses will never recover the lost money from the weather that limited operational time.

Our local Golf course is in financial trouble and depends on our participation but when golfers that need to use carts then no one goes out. Heck, the excessive rain has caused damage(mold) to greens that is costly to repair. Reminds me of Florida golf, courses are closing because of maintenance cost and low public participation. More private clubs are opening to the public so they can increase revenues. Some really good courses have been closed and will never recover because of lost revenues. Hopefully we will get our College Golf outing done without another weather delay. I enjoy that outing with my friends and colleagues. That outing supports the college football program.

My poor yard is in need of maintenance but it has been to wet to use anything to kill the weed patches. I really do not like to mow through the weeds since that just spreads the seeds. Compounding the issue!
Clover & broad leaf everywhere that is just waiting to be killed! Creeping Charley has taken over the front yard. Needs to be killed but really hard to kill once you get it.

One must be a jack of all trades to maintain a home. Fortunately, I have experience from the farm but the weather must be agreeable in order to treat the lawn properly.

I have several contracted jobs that have not been completed because of the wet season. Some of jobs were started weeks ago but to much rain to complete. One concrete job (replacement of the curb and replace apron into the driveway by widening and change pitch) has been delayed because the contractor falls behind on his other jobs thus mine will be delayed. Sure it's only July but looks like jobs are delayed 6-8 weeks or longer delay so my job might be done in Sept/Oct and that can cause other issues for that period. I am very frustrated by the lack of getting contracted jobs done. At least on the farm I had the equipment to use to perform the necessary work but now I must rely on contractors. Really Sucks!

Really did not intend to write about these personal issues but felt good to get it out. Watching the 'Open' as I write. Those poor players attempting to work with poor conditions like 40+ winds. Balls oscillating on the greens. I can not imagine attempting to putt a ball that is in motion(spinning on the spot) or a ball that is moved by the wind when attempting to mark. No fun for anyone!

DJ has been able to hit low ball drives that can get him to the hole but if you cannot putt/mark the moving ball then the R&A should delay the play. Sure everyone has the same conditions but the conditions are too much!
Not a fair play.

Now getting a weather delay for the Open. Just blew the horn to stop play again. These conditions are not something the professionals are used too. Walking officials are getting abuse by critics which should be directed to tournament officials not the walking officials. The Open has been extended a few times in the past, so why not now. Spectators will return if the Open has a Monday finish. Hey, the R&A has delayed the finish and the cut will be for today's play. Loads of anxiety for the ones cut because of today's in-completion(s). Tough call for the R&A.
I wonder how the PGA is going to handle the PGA tour events this coming week because of the Open delay? Canadian Open is another potential problem for the intended participants. Someone will win the Open on Monday! :)

Heck, this is in Scotland! Noted for this type of weather in the summer.

Golf is a fun game but today at the Open it is not good at all.
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]]>onebuckhttp://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/onebuck-161276/too-hot-to-golf-let-alone-be-outside-36629/Raspberry Pi B+http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/onebuck-161276/raspberry-pi-b-36613/
Fri, 03 Jul 2015 21:44:22 GMTHi,
I just purchased two Rpi B+, each has a Adafruit case. One has a 8GB microSD with raspbian while the other has a 16GB microSD with raspbian. I...Hi,

I just purchased two Rpi B+, each has a Adafruit case. One has a 8GB microSD with raspbian while the other has a 16GB microSD with raspbian. I will load SlackwareARM onto other microSD to work with it on these systems. Included two power supplies and I got all for $60.00. I am experimenting with the Pi and these additional units will allow me to have multiple setups on the bench. That way I will not need to break down when I need another unit to perform another experimental setup.

I am not lazy but it makes things easier to have available hardware. Worth the investment to me.

My bench is still a work in progress. :)
]]>onebuckhttp://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/onebuck-161276/raspberry-pi-b-36613/My Philosophy of a Gnu/Linux Slackware user.http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/onebuck-161276/my-philosophy-of-a-gnu-linux-slackware-user-36596/
Wed, 24 Jun 2015 04:20:52 GMTHi,
I am a Gnu/Linux Slackware user. And that provides me with a UNIX-like system which affords me a stable Gnu/Linux that I utilize daily. Of...Hi,

I am a Gnu/Linux Slackware user. And that provides me with a UNIX-like system which affords me a stable Gnu/Linux that I utilize daily. Of late I have heard so many times that I/we can be bullies within the Slackware forum. From my perspective I find this as false and sometimes just that some members do not interpreted or appreciate our direct involvement with a stable Gnu/Linux distribution by our interactions with a friendly community here at LQ.

Do I cause someone to misinterpret my postings?? Probably since I tend to be direct and do not wish to hold someone's hand to get to a solution. Do I expect a member who queries the forum to have positive interactions?? Yes! I expect someone who wishes assistance to have the respect to at least interact with LQ members in a professional manner and not whine when we request additional information in order to fulfill their request. That is polite and does at least follow the helpful suggestions within;

Quote:

FYI: Netiquette is a set of social conventions that facilitate interaction over networks, ranging from Usenet and mailing lists to blogs and forums.

FYI: I suggest that you look at 'How to Ask Questions the Smart Way' so in the future your queries provide information that will aid us in diagnosis of the problem or query.

Do we as Gnu/Linux Slackware users need to have a softer touch with interacting with members who fail to help themselves? No, we need to be open and query or suggest to that same type of user for additional information in order to help them solve a problem that they may have inadvertently created by their lack of positive interaction or attempts to help themselves. That is why I do provide the above links so that same user so as they can help us help them.

Do I come across as terse? Yes, at times but;

Quote:

"Life's tough...It's even tougher if you're stupid." - John Wayne

And;

Quote:

"Knowledge is of two kinds. We Know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it."- Samuel Johnson

I hope that Gnu/Linux Slackware will never become a hold your hand distribution! With PV's history, I am sure we will never have that situation. If I as LQ Slackware Member come across as terse then I suggest to you to thicken your skin and read the above quotes.

I/We are volunteers and provide this service on our time and wish to help others to use a wonderful Gnu/Linux that is noted as Slackware. Set your exceptions to be a little stronger as I can say for myself, I am what I am.
I am not PC nor ever will be!
Peace!!

Have fun & enjoy!
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]]>onebuckhttp://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/onebuck-161276/my-philosophy-of-a-gnu-linux-slackware-user-36596/Second day of summerhttp://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/onebuck-161276/second-day-of-summer-36592/
Mon, 22 Jun 2015 21:42:18 GMTWell we are having some wet weather here in central Illinois. We are under a Tornado watch until 23:00 with expectations of severe weather throughout...Well we are having some wet weather here in central Illinois. We are under a Tornado watch until 23:00 with expectations of severe weather throughout the night. I have been through my share of tornado and respect them very much. Preparedness is important!
Sun is shining now but the radar shows the storm traffic/path and we will be hit by some bad storms. I am tired of all the rain. We are at 11.5 inches and this is the last week in June. More than we need.

I cannot get caught up with outside work because of the rain. My neighbor is ripping off his flat roof to make repairs. I wish that I could do something for him but that type of work is beyond my physical abilities now. Great neighbors!

My golfing has been limited to hitting balls at a local range. I need to keep my body loose since we have a College golf outing on Friday at a Arnold Palmer course in Bloomington. Our local course has been closed for the past 10 days because of flooding. Walkers were allowed today but I cannot walk that course since the physical stress is beyond my abilities to push a cart, swing and walk the course. I tried walking two weeks ago and it almost killed me. My asthma was triggered so I needed to use the MDI. That elevates my heart rate, blood pressure and causes other issues. Here I am playing with other members that are at least a decade older, two were carrying their clubs. Sure they only had necessary clubs. One guy had a driver, putter, 5 & 9 irons. His round was fair. He said he knew where his ball flights were going therefore only a few clubs needed. No wasted energy.

In my younger days I would carry my full bag without effort but now I would just be asking for troubles. So I am limited to a golf cart to ride around the course. Really enjoy the game and play whenever I can.

I have a Golf card from a local TV station and we have only played 2 courses. We planned to play one course a week through the summer. My friend has been laid up the last few weeks. He volunteered his card for someone else to use so we do not waste the plays. Still been to wet to try other courses. Hopefully we can get out of the weather cycle to get some clear days. I will go out tomorrow to hit some more balls if the weather is permitting.

Nice little board with loads of peripheral devices available to expand. I have several Raspberry Pi boards but the C1 is a better ARM device with more cores and memory with more expansions available on-board.

In like lion and out like a lamb. So it seems we are going out as a lamb. Chance of the sixties next week. Starting to thaw here, mucky mess everywhere. On the farm this time of year was a lot of work getting fences mended and husbandry for the animals was a must in the spring. Shots for the horses along with worming. Hopefully the hay stack was high enough for the next 8 weeks. Since first cut wasn't until mid May. I do not have those worries any longer. Just need to get my lawn prepped for spring. Get the winter damages repaired around the outside of the house and lawn. Get ready for new plantings and get the lawn tractor prepped for spring work.

I need to get my new shop electrical feed installed once the ground thaws and not as muddy. Do not want to cut up the lawn area anymore than necessary. I only need a 100 feet of trench for the service from the power head at the house. I'll put in a branch from that feed since the rate/size is big enough to support the additional power load. I have budgeted to get this installed but being a older man it will require me to take things slower. I hope to get my grandson to aid me in the heavy work. Trim the trench and put the PVC and wire into it.

My wife has a long list of what she wants done. I will need things to dry out to allow that work to be done.

I still need to get work done in the shop. It has taken me a few weeks to recover from that long drive from Florida. Long days of driving takes a toll on me and it gets worse as I get older.

Blue skies and very sunny helps to git rid of the winter blues. Luckily the Florida stay interrupted the blues for those five weeks there. I am now watching the Cadillac Invitational at the Blue monster, Trump's revamped Doral. 3.5 Million for the do over. Looks beautiful and really tough. Personally, I do not like playing a course with that much sand & water. I did notice a diver went in the water to retrieve Rory McIlroy's 3 iron. I wonder if the iron is on Ebay yet?

LQ Slackware forum has been having a load of philosophical threads of late. To bad that some must drag Slackware through the muck. My favorite UNIX-like Gnu/Linux is Slackware. I strongly back PV in his endeavors as Slackware maintainer with the team and community support. Slackware is stable and provides a solid stable Gnu/Linux. Not to say things can't be improved in certain areas but I trust PV to make the right decisions for continued development of Slackware. Looking back I can see how Slackware has grown with each release.
]]>onebuckhttp://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/onebuck-161276/spring-is-near-36454/Fun in the Sunhttp://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/onebuck-161276/fun-in-the-sun-36444/
Mon, 02 Mar 2015 15:49:43 GMTHi,

I've been away from LQ for a while!
Just got back from a beautiful vacation in Florida for the last five weeks to rejuvenate and recover from the cold here in the mid-west. We had to cut things short because of the pending ice storms & snow falls that were forecast. Driving in freezing rain & snow is not fun. We missed the storms and got home safely to a cold and snow covered trip. Road crews cleared a great path for us and mother nature accommodated us.

I got to play some great golf courses in Florida. My friend and I got to play 18 holes at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill course. One beautiful Golf course that was still being groomed for the March 17 Invitational. I left a few divots for Phil to play out of. We also got to play another Arnold designed course, Legends Golf course. That was one tiring course with plateau tees & greens with beaches all over the course. I made a few lands in those damn traps.

Our stays was warm overall with a few days that were cool. This week it is to be in the 80 overall. But we had to leave so we could get home safely. Got a Florida tan. My wife went shopping most the time to get new golf shorts & attire for me. We get home and she states; 'You've got too many clothes'. I said 'It's not my fault you bought so many shirts & shorts'. Go figure!

I have to go out and clean the snow from my walks that the guy who cleaned the drive covered up. Not a chore that I look forward too.
Got home & need to get my LAN & servers back up. Shut everything down while we were away. I did not want any access since my Internet access was limited while in Florida.

These old bones are relaxed & ready for more Golf this spring. My recent back surgery(Last May/2014) has allowed me to start my Golf activities again. I have changed my swing to a 'Single Plane swing' that was made popular by Canadian Moe Norman, the greatest ball striker. On a 'single plane' you are using a lead & lag around your body thus having the club through your swing without change of the angle on impact. You are not changing your spine action like you will with a rotary swing like Tiger Woods. I have Lower Lumbar fusion that prevents me from doing a rotary swing and to the fact that I also have a fusion with cage at L3. It's a wonder just to be able to do the single plane swing that did require changes in my grip & setup. So my swing has been modified a bit to allow me to address the ball without dis-comfort. I slowed my swing but I still get a fair distance when done right. Practice, Practice and more Practice. I will need to use a simulator since it is frozen outside.

Busy work has got to be done around the house to get the list down a bit. My bench work will need to be caught up so I can get the projects completed. I still need to run electric to my new wood shop. Ground is frozen thus digging a ditch even with a trencher is too much for an older man. :)

I may be a turtle but I will get there eventually! Get back too normal and do the things that I really enjoy.
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Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:41:12 GMTHi,
In thread; What was your first computer, when? (http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/general-10/what-was-your-first-computer-when-867034/)
...Hi,
In thread; What was your first computer, when?

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Originally Posted by onebuck

Hi,

I started my computing days with IBM's 360 mod 20 and we still used a unit records room to feed that beast. Early 70s' I built my first Intel 8080 based system with 256B of memory then when I built a 1KB memory expansion for it, I was was in coding heaven. I used a ASR33 for programming I/O but that got old fast so I built a paper tape reader for the board. I created my programs using the paper tape punch on the ASR-33 then manually pulled the tape through the tape reader for the Intel system. Tape reader input was a real pain manually pulled through the reader.

Tandy introduced the TRS-80 and I just had to have that Zilog Z-80 based system. I laid down over $600 and my wife was pissed. But I was in heaven, even with a cassette I/O it was a lot easier than paper.
I wanted floppy I/O but could not justify over $1K for the expansion interface. I set forth designing a expansion interface. I then built the expansion for less than $400. I added a S-44 buss for interface expansion. The expansion design had a Data buss LED output and address buss LED output. I setup a single step debug interface for that baby. My friends were jealous but spent a loads of time with me and my Trish-80 which had expanded to four 5 1/4 floppies AND a fine 5MB hard drive (that cost me more than the expansion interface with floppies).

I still used my Intel designed system but mostly to program EPROM for interfaces. I finally decided to git rid of the 20mA ASR-33 so I designed an built a keyboard interface along with a terminal board to use a 12 inch TV that was hacked to provide the means of outputting to the screen from the terminal board. I then added a serial acoustic modem to allow BBS access. Once I left the modem on and my wife tried to call out and she got the carrier tone from the modem and swore I was wire tapping her calls. I had to show her it was an accident by explaining how the modem would work and physically show her that the modem was used to talk to a BBS. She still swore I was listening to her calls. I gave up but made sure that the modem was turned off to keep things calm between us.

After my Trish-80, I bought a Zenith PC 8088, with 16MB memory, 100MB hard-disk, dual floppies and I added a creative sound card along with internal modem. I upgraded that PC to have 64MB and a 500MB HD. I then used that machine for a few years to interface with the world for my early PC interface designs.

I had a lot of fun designing and building back in those early days of micro-computing. My designs were loads of fun & experience for interfacing the real world.

I now have numerous machines that are used to support my needs. Heck, I am using a Dell XPS 702xl -i7, 16GB, 256GB SSD laptop that has more power than all the computers in my LAB at the university at that time of the Zenith 8088. We upgraded our Instrumentation LAB using the Zenith PC's from an old computer LAB that was upgraded with Sun Sparcs. Our 3B1s' UNIX PC were moved into individual LABS that had 3B2s for computational research work.

Those AT&T 3Bs' were a grant gift from AT&T. I was fortunate to get those UNIX machines and having experience with UNIX/DEC Ultrix from my earlier DEC PDP days which provided the means to open more doors using UNIX in the LAB. Our post processing modeling was done on the Illini Cray-1 supercomputer over our new Internet backbone.

I even had a T1 for my office to allow greater accessibility to other University resources. I was spoiled and when I moved from the city to the farm my intercommunication made a step back using dial-up again for two years before I finally got my DSL. After retiring from the University my T1 access was limited because I had to travel 50 miles round trip to use it. Major downloads would require me to drive over 25 miles to spend time in the LAB downloading then burning to media then drive back home another 25 miles. That was done a few times while I was doing things over dial-up. Worth the drive to download ISO or whatever large data downloads that would be doable over dial-up but take forever. When I did get my DSL then no longer needed to travel to the university.

I continue to build my designs and sometimes when I need another system I will build that to suit the design needs. I now have a few Rpi and other embedded devices for experimenting.

Memories of yesteryear.

Longer than I expected!

Indeed brought back memories when I was actively designing and prototyping interfaces. I have purchased some embedded ARM devices with intent of building some controls for my personal LAB. I've sketched some rough designs that look promising. When I moved to town my DATA Book sets were lost. I will contact the vendors for DVD/CD and data book sets. Some are online now but I am old school and still feel the need for a book in hand. I read all day using a computer screen, research shows this can lead to dangers for eye sight in your later years. I am getting older and starting to feel my age. So doing anything that will potentially harm me then I need to find a way of preventing that.

I do like to keep sharp mentally therefore the design mental exercise helps.

I am vacationing in Florida soon. So I have decided to make changes in my golf swing. My back is a mess, several surgeries over the years to help me with the pain. Last June, surgeons removed surgical hardware that had been implanted in the past. This was done to remove the hardware that was generating pain. If you play golf then you know back issues are something that can happen using a hybrid rotary swing(pro-style swing). My new swing is based on Moe Norman's single plane swing. No stress on the back since you are not lifting the spine or hips through the swing action. Been doing my flex exercises to aid in strength based on this single plane swing. I really feel loose after the flex exercises. Hopefully this will help get my health and nerves settled since my old swing actions were hurting therefore limiting my golf. Straighten out the strike and face impact on the sweet spot on the face of the club. And able to have repeatability and consistent swing action. If you look at Moes' link above you can see what I am talking about. At seventy Moe could hit repeated 300 yard drives at will without effort. May not look like todays professional swings but Moe was the best ball striker of his time. His grip & swing style fit someone who has back issues and will help golfers who do not want back issues. Look at Tiger Woods swing and how he has developed severe back issues that did require surgery.

So here's hoping that this new swing will be beneficial and allow more golf while in Florida. :)
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Wed, 07 Jan 2015 18:46:26 GMTHi,
We just got a 6 inch snowfall and things are bitterly cold therefore very dangerous for everyone. I now live in a small town and do not have...Hi,

We just got a 6 inch snowfall and things are bitterly cold therefore very dangerous for everyone. I now live in a small town and do not have to worry about clearing a long lane or access to my barn. That task(s) were a killer in itself.

Just paid a guy to clean my short driveway. Worth every dime to keep from having another heart attack. :)

I am going south for a while to warm these bones up and get some golf in. With low gas prices the trip will be cheaper than the last time. Locally we are under $2.00/gal, cheapest since 2008. Now I read that the democrats want to tax us for this gift that private industry has given to the USA. Obama has been saying the oil production is lowest since he took office. Well he nor the congress had anything to do with that, oil producers, private enterprise have increased oil production thus showing OPEC can take their oil and put it where the sun don't shine.

I would say, Eat it! We not going to give away our grain any longer for such low prices. If you want a bushel of corn then you will provide at least the amount Americans need in oil as we specify. Not Arabian nor OPEC can produce the grain in a desert environment. Make them pay as they have done to the American farmer. Let them choke on their oil! OPEC is now trying to effect the market. Democrats are now wanting a share of the $550 USA that average American citizens will save from the lower gas prices. I think there will be a fixed road tax levy based on the type of vehicle the consumer is using to get about. New type of transportation vehicles with better MPG or Hybrids, Electric vehicle that will not be paying a fuel tax need to be figured in to allow their continue use of infrastructure should pay a flat use tax/levy.

Look what Obama's 'cash for clunkers did to the market' and the national debt. I know individuals who could not afford a new vehicle getting one with a trade-in value of $2500 and a guaranteed loan at a fixed rate. Some could not even pay back the low interest loans. Obama claims this saved the Auto makers. Destroyed the used vehicle market for people who did not qualify for a new vehicle in the 'clunker program' so they had no means to purchase a over valued used vehicle.

USA national debt is now over 18 trillion, still increasing more each day!
My debt load from the USA clock shows $56,485. I could buy a nice place in Florida with some of that. Real estate there is still a good investment. Florida banks have millions of dollars of foreclosed properties to choose from.

Crazy, irresponsible Congress with a community organizer president who does not know how to manage nor negotiate anything. MY way or the highway! Obama's pen will solve everything. I live in Illinois and Chicago is already planning for the Presidential Obama Library. Illinois' debt is too large now, we cannot fix our roadways or afford to maintain Illinois Property. Everybody is applauding ObamaCare while my Insurance cost have inflated because of the ACA for everyone.

We can secure sections with war zones but we cannot secure our borders. To me that's upside down. I say, Let people of the land decide actions without our billions of dollar aid. Hamid Karzai has been laughing all the way to the bank with the millions he has stole from the USA.

It's snowing and wet with wind. Overcast with no sunshine for the past few days. I like to walk at least twice daily since I no longer live on the farm. Hard work that I cannot due any longer because of my health. I walk to my iPod music to get a good cadence for cardiovascular workout for my heart. I could use my bicycle but the area is covered with snow & ice. In my younger days I delivered mourning & evening newspaper routes using my bike with riser bars along with paper hooks to mount the bag with folded newspapers inside.

Really peaceful in the very early mornings with my delivery route would be the only tracks on the route. Living in southern Illinois we did not have snow plows to clear the city streets. Back then our tires were not knobby but we would get the wide treads to give us some traction. Long before mountain bikes or off the road type bikes. We would entertain ourselves waiting for the paper drop off by skipping bumpers to slide along the snow covered brick streets until the cops would catch us and make us stop. We were young, dumb and fearless.

Really nice to know what's best now. I really do not take many chances these days. Heck our excitement this week was my wife and I along with friends were to meet other friends for dinner out. We were traveling west on a state route just on the edge of town. I was driving our new Honda Odyssey when out of no where I saw three deer on my driver side. No way to evade the deer so I hit the first doe and see her flipped into the opposing lane to be hit again by another vehicle. New Honda with dents on the cargo door, driver door & front left fender. I need to get this fixed fast since we have other things to get done in 3 weeks. BTW, the deer was killed. So don't call PETA on me. Oh, heck call them, I need more excitement for the new year. My wife is pissy fitting about the damage to the car. I told her there was nothing to do but hit the darn deer. I was not going to swerve into the other lane nor to the right to go down a steep embankment that could cause everyone to possibly get hurt. Hit the dam deer, the car can be fixed. Why put everyone in danger? Not my first deer accident.

I've seen my share of auto deer accidents. Too many people think about hurting the dam deer. PETA hearts. Common sense to me is to prevent human harm, we have too many deer now. I would do the same for anything that jumps in front of my vehicle. If it was in a neighborhood and there were children I would do everything possible to evade or prevent from hitting a child that would run in front of me. Cars can be replaced or repaired!

We were late to our dinner date but we finally made it after spending time with the officers recording the accident report. Everyone was concerned about the car since it was new. Just fueled the wife's anger, I told her to forget it. Accident and nothing would change the fact the car was damaged. She just spewed back "but it's new". I then said, it's broke in now. Get over it! We will get the dam thing fixed and I will be out the $500 dollar deductible. Now that would make a grown man cry. The toys I could buy with that money instead of folding out for the repair. Now that makes me upset having to pay that deductible. :(

I am not a sexist but women have a different perspective on things of this sort. I raised daughters and hoping by example they will be able to discern things better. I can see the influence on my Grandchildren by their mothers that do harp at them. Not the way the daughters were raised by me. Got that from the mother. One daughter has remodeled several of their homes by herself. Her husband could not pour piss out of a boot even if the instructions were on the heel. Sad! His father did everything for him growing up. My daughter would be in my shop watching and asking questions. I decided since she was there, she should at least learn how to do things right & safely. She still credits me with helping her to understand and realize that the challenges were worth the outcome. Really proud of the girls, tomboys that grew up to be beautiful resourceful women that will continue to be successful.

Now that this is off my chest, looking outside the snow is still falling. No change! But I feel better about things after pressing through this posting.

EDIT: Update; Our insurance under comprehensive there was no attached deductible. So I would be paying out other than $45 for special shipping of a door panel from Wisconsin. Shop could not find a replacement panel so I got on the phone to our dealer. Explained our problem and he located 3 panels at different dealers. First one I called did have the panel so I contacted the repair shop with the numbers and he contacted to get that panel to keep things in that dealers network. When we picked up the Honda he was apologetic to my wife to have to add the cost of shipping. She reminded him that I stated "that the cost would be covered by us". I knew the insurance would not cover the special shipping, heck we got the Honda repaired in 4 1/2 days with excellent work being done. This shop has done work for me in the past. I recommend to my friends all the time. Very professional shop! That's one of the nice things about small towns, you get to know everyone. That is the one of the luxuries living in a smaller town. You can say 'Hi' to someone as you walk past and they will not glare you down but will greet you too with a :)

Happy New Year to all!
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]]>onebuckhttp://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/onebuck-161276/bleak-outside-cabin-fever-and-our-new-car-36355/Hardware issueshttp://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/onebuck-161276/hardware-issues-36325/
Sat, 13 Dec 2014 21:25:31 GMTHi,
I maintain my equipment and attempt to keep things updated. Of late my Dell XPS702 Laptop has given some major hardware issue. First off my...Hi,

I maintain my equipment and attempt to keep things updated. Of late my Dell XPS702 Laptop has given some major hardware issue. First off my Wireless mini-pci Intel card started failing. I contacted Dell.com via chat to get a replacement card. The rep replied it would cost $99 for the card. I asked him if the unit supported Bluetooth? He stated no! I asked for a compatible device that supported through 'N' and support Bluetooth. He came back with a device that met these specs for $28.60, delivered price of $30.60. So I ordered for two day shipment, it took 6 days. Long story is that I did get the card. Broke down the Laptop and replaced old with new. Re-assembled Laptop. I have been using Slackware 64 14.1 on the Dell XPS702. Booted but no joy. I ran through the logs to checked on firmware and driver(iwlwifi) for Intel Advanced-N 6230. Reload a new firmware set still no joy.

So I decided to move the system to Slackware64 '-current'. Installed with no real issues. Moved my configs over to new install. Reboot, lo an behold I had wireless. Re-tweak configs to my nets.
I did a startx and screen was terrible. Checked the 'logs' and my Intel i915 was not configuring properly. I used '/extra/xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist/' package to blacklist nouveau. Then I just did a 'XF86Config' to create a new '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'. I know that Slackware does not require a '/etc/X11/xorg.conf' but I wanted to set things my way. Checked contents to be sure everything looked set to go. 'startx' again and my Laptop state was the same as before the wireless failure. I will setup Nvidia 'optimus' using 'bumblebeed' again.

I am now using 'Slackware64 -current' with a decent display and fully optimized fonts and system. Took more time than I had planned but nothing good comes easy. :)

Threads like 'The mass exodus if Slackware uses Systemd' just create issues for all involved with members who really do not understand Slackware nor know the history. Some of the vagrant posts were from members who were trolling and posting FUD. Systemd could evolve into something but personally I do not wish to move in that direction at this point in time.

THANK YOU, Slackware team members! Keep up the good work.

Happy Slacking!
Have fun & enjoy!
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Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:06:30 GMTHi,
Just got a contractor to setup a C6 base pad for the new Shop building. The base took 32 tons of C6 rock. The building is due for completion...Hi,

Just got a contractor to setup a C6 base pad for the new Shop building. The base took 32 tons of C6 rock. The building is due for completion in 3 weeks. I will need to run the power underground with tie in to a sub-circuit in the house. Service head is large enough to support expansion. It won't be long before I start moving tools to the shop. Really anxious now to get this project closed so I can get more work done before summers end. :)
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Mon, 11 Aug 2014 23:23:21 GMTHi,
Been a while since I made a blog entry. Lot has happened since the initial entry. I am now a LQ moderator that takes up time for my duties. I...Hi,

Been a while since I made a blog entry. Lot has happened since the initial entry. I am now a LQ moderator that takes up time for my duties. I do enjoy helping other LQ members whenever possible. I have sold the farm therefore the horses had to find a new home and I moved to town to live in a historical home we had to purchase. :)

Love the convenience of living in town but miss the solitude of the country. I lost all my storage (barn) & workshop. I am in the process of getting a new workshop that is being custom built. More of a portable garage so the city or county cannot tax me on the temporary structure. Size is 14' x 32', less than half the size of my old shop. Some tools will need to find a new home. Consolidate my tools and re-organize my layout with a better system of shop organization. I miss my shop. Restricts my remodeling here since most of the tools are stored. My Electronics LAB is still in progress for resetting the equipment and benches layout, plus installing new wiring circuits along with a new network for the whole house & LAB. Moving from a 5000 sq/ft house to <2700 requires one to decide what is really necessary. Don't get the wrong idea, I love the new home. Just that I do not have the space that I once had. Miss my rec room, bar & pool table. :(

My wife loves the time spending decorating while I really am not into that. Remodeling & being a General contractor is what I do now. Boy is it ever hard to get good people to work. Some of the demo work done was a waste of manpower. I am still looking for some 2 1/2 inch crown to replace what the workers ripped out instead of salvaging. I will probably grind my own shaper cutter for my shaper to create this old style molding. I have been searching for this style of crown for a long time. Very anxious to get my shop back together. :)

My experimentation work will be on hold for a while longer until the dust settles for all the work that needs to be done around here.

The local Radio Shack is going out of business so I purchased some Arduino kit boards at 60% off. I can't wait to marry with Rpi bench setup to do some experimentation. So little time to get everything I want done. Being retired just means you are constantly doing something. Love the work when I am physically able. :)

Slackware is now 21 so I will just have few brews to celebrate. I cannot believe it's been that long. Boy, time does pass.

I have been signing my posts with the following so I will close with same;
Hope this helps.
Have fun & enjoy!
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]]>onebuckhttp://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/onebuck-161276/member-response-36166/My Thoughts, so the synapse are not all linked. :)http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/onebuck-161276/my-thoughts-so-the-synapse-are-not-all-linked-1652/
Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:45:00 GMTHi,

I don't blog that often. To date I have not had a blog! I do read some blogs but the composition along with grammar tends to turn me off. Add in spelling, netspeak or AOL type entries and you will loose me.

I work with the 'Slackware-Links' wiki. More than just Slackware® links! This wiki has been a interesting creation. To date it requires a lot of my time. I do hope it provides useful tools, links and even GNU/Linux to the multiple users.

Those who know me via the LQ forums or even privately know that I believe in ethics and morality. I'm no goody two shoes but I do believe we lead by examples.

If you happen to read or participate at the LQ Slackware® forum you will see my steadfast opinion is constant. Today I have had a very interesting thread with posts which has opened a can of worms for arny@arny.ro (author/plagiarist for BW64) a parasitic copy of Slackware®. I have peruse the BW64 releases and have found a lot of plagiarism on the part of arny and crew. I believe arny thinks it's ok to just copy everything then 'sed' 'BlueWhite64' to replace 'Slackware®' then release a distribution. The copyright and even trademark violations along with the GNU/GPL blessings he can ethically and morally distribute BW64. For one the copyright infringements are there. The full GNU/GPL license has several violations as I understand the GNU/GPL. I'm no lawyer but the license is not that complicated. The copyright is another story all together in it's own. The trademark errors have been corrected or so it seems. I really don't want to spend that much time in defending Slackware® infringements. You will notice that I link a lot of the $.50 words. This is so that parties don't get confused. Some people don't use English(U.S.) as there primary or even second language. I too mangle sometimes but I do attempt to be proper along with understanding.

I've got mouths to feed! 6 of them. They eat hay. If you read my bio you will see that I have horses.
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